United States Soccer Federation, Inc.

The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported that the United States Soccer Federation experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access to an employee email account, which occurred from May 17, 2024, to May 23, 2024. The breach potentially exposed names, Social Security numbers, and taxpayer identification numbers of affected individuals. The incident was reported on October 29, 2024.

Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-10-29-united-states-soccer-federation-data-breach-notice-consumers

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/united-states-soccer-federation

"id": "uni306072625",
"linkid": "united-states-soccer-federation",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2024",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Sports',
                        'location': 'United States',
                        'name': 'United States Soccer Federation',
                        'type': 'Organization'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email Compromise',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'taxpayer identification '
                                              'numbers']},
 'date_detected': '2024-05-17',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-10-29',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to an employee email account potentially '
                'exposing names, Social Security numbers, and taxpayer '
                'identification numbers.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'taxpayer identification numbers']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Email Account'},
 'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-10-29',
                 'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'title': 'United States Soccer Federation Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}